1997 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 181

Assume that pedestrians or other drivers are going to be careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do. Beready for their mistakes. Rear-end collisions areabout the most preventable of accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough following distance. It's the best defensive driving maneuver, in both city and rural driving. You never know when the vehicle in front of you is going to brake or turn suddenly. Drunken Driving I Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. It's the numberone contributor to the highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims every year. Alcohol affects fourthings that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: 0 Defensive Driving The best advice anyone can giveabout driving is: Drive defensively. Please startwith a very important safety device in your Corvette: Buckle up. (See "Safety Belts" in the Index.) Defensive driving really means "be ready for anything." On city streets, rural roads or freeways, it means "always expect the unexpected." Judgment Muscular Coordination Vision Attentiveness. 0 0 4-2